Demographic Transition Theory

#Sociology

Stages

• Stage 1 (High Stationary)
  • Birth rate = death rate
• Stage 2 (Early Expanding)
  • Death rate decreases, birth rate constant, high population growth
• Stage 3 (Late Expanding)
  • Birth rate declining, death rate decreasing slowly, medium population growth
• Stage 4 (Low Stationary)
  • Birth rate = death rate, population stagnation
• Stage 5 (Declining)
  • Birth rate < death rate, population decrease